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Georgia cat 'Kitty Bitty' returns home from California

The stowaway cat from Pooler hitched a ride in a Pepsi truck and ended up in the greater Los Angeles area six months after he went missing.

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Updated: 11:42 PM EST Dec 22, 2017

Georgia cat 'Kitty Bitty' returns home from California

The stowaway cat from Pooler hitched a ride in a Pepsi truck and ended up in the greater Los Angeles area six months after he went missing.

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Updated: 11:42 PM EST Dec 22, 2017

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WEBVTT 3NEW ON W-J-C-L, THIS TIME OF YEAR, THERE ARE ALWAYS STORIES ABOUT SOMEONE MAKING A SURPRISE JOURNEY HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.THIS NEXT STORY IS NO EXCEPTION. WHAT IS EXCEPTIONAL THOUGH -- IS THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT AND INTEREST IN A SMALL CAT'S PATH BACK HOME TO POOLER.33IT'S A REUNION THOUSANDS OF MILES AND MANY MONTHS IN THE MAKING...TERESA CAMERON THOUGHT SHE LOST HER CAT, "KITTY BITTY", WHEN THE LITTLE ONE DISAPPEARED AROUND THE FOURTH OF JULY"WE NEVER LOST HOPE, BECAUSE EVERYDAY SHE'D SAY, MOM I MISS KITTY BITTY.I HOPE HE'S OKAY.AND YOU JUST DON'T KNOW.CATS COME BACK.AND THEY DO."TURNS OUT THE CAT HITCHED A RIDE IN A PEPSI TRUCK AND ENDED UP IN THE GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA.THANKS TO KITTY BITTY'S TAGS, THE FOLKS OUT WEST WERE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THAT IT3BELONGED TO A FAMILY IN POOLER, GEORGIA."THE LAST THING I EXPECTED WAS TO GET A CALL FROM CALIFORNIA SAYING HEY, WE HAVE YOUR CAT."WORKERS AT THE RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA ANIMAL SHELTER GOT SOME MONEY TOGETHER AND BOUGHT KITTY A PLANE TICKET HOME;"THEY'VE BEEN GREAT.THEY'VE WORKED WITH US, THEY'VE DONE EVERYTHING THEY CAN.I MEAN, EVEN TO GET HIM ALL THE WAY HERE."AND THIS MOM SAYS THE TIMING COULDN'T BE ANY BETTER."WE ARE SO EXCITED.WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING READY, WE'VE GOT HIS STUFF BACK IN THE HOUSE, HE'S NOT ALLOWED TO GO OUTSIDE ANYMORE.WE'RE JUST READY FOR HIM TO COME HOME."3

Georgia cat 'Kitty Bitty' returns home from California

The stowaway cat from Pooler hitched a ride in a Pepsi truck and ended up in the greater Los Angeles area six months after he went missing.

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Updated: 11:42 PM EST Dec 22, 2017

SAVANNAH, Ga —

A Georgia cat named Kitty Bitty was reunited with his family Friday evening just in time for the holidays. The reunion comes after his owner, Teresa Cameron said he went missing in July.

She said she and her two children never lost hope, because she knows cats do come back in some cases after being gone for long periods of time. But she said she never expected what happened.

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"The last thing I expected was to get a call from California saying ‘hey, we have your cat.’"

Turns out the cat hitched a ride in a Pepsi truck and ended up in the greater Los Angeles area. Thanks to Kitty Bitty's tags, the folks out west were able to figure out that it belonged to a family in Pooler, Georgia.

Workers at the Riverside, California animal shelter got some money together and bought kitty a plane ticket home.

"They've been great. They've worked with us, they've done everything they can. I mean, even to get him all the way here,” Cameron said.

Now, she said, she and her kids are excited to spend another Christmas with their favorite cat.

"We are so excited. We've got everything ready, we've got his stuff back in the house, he's not allowed to go outside anymore. We're just ready for him to come home,” she said.